Chapter Ninety-Five: Crying Hermione

The appearance of the firebow bolts greatly boosted the morale of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. They seem to be fighting for the Quidditch Cup title again.

After all, there are still two rounds left in the game, and everything is still in suspense.

"As long as we win Slytherin and Ravenclaw, the title will definitely be ours, don't worry!" Cedric Diggory admonished the players.

In a match in mid-February, Hufflepuff narrowly won against Slytherin.

However, just one day later, Gryffindor defeated Ravenclaw in a landslide...... Harry Potter and his firebolts played a crucial role in nearly crushing the Ravenclaw Seeker Cho Chang and capturing the Golden Snitch.

The result of the game suddenly became confusing......

Three months later, Hufflepuff vs. Ravenclaw will face off to determine the final victory...... And if Hufflepuff loses, Gryffindor, who has a large number of goal difference, will also qualify for the Quidditch Cup.

At this moment, the entire Quidditch pitch was almost boiling with a sea of red.

Six blurred scarlet figures surrounded Harry Potter, Arya, Angelina, and Katie (Gryffindor's three chasers) kissed him, Fred and George Weasley grabbed his hands so hard that they nearly split him in two, and Wood hammered the floor with both hands and roared.

It is said that there were also two hiccups during the game -

First, the game's commentator, Lee Jordan, mentioned and introduced the fire crossbow arrows too much during the commentary, and was mistaken by Professor McGonagall for receiving advertising money, and scolded him fiercely and deducted 20 points from Gryffindor.

The second is that four Slytherin students tried to disguise themselves as Dementors and intimidate the Gryffindor Seekers, but they were captured by Professor Lupin...... Slytherin is said to have had 100 points deducted, and all four students were also locked up.

Honestly, it all has nothing to do with Hufflepuff...... Except for the Gryffindor students, the sounds of noon and afternoon celebrations were so noisy that they passed through most of the castle and could even interfere with their rest.

......

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Jon left the Room of Requirement.

He stretched lazily, ready to go to the kitchen to get something to eat, and then come back.

However, as he passed by the Charms classroom on the fourth floor, he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from inside.

Was it Myrtle? But how could she get into the Charms classroom?

Curious, Jon gently pushed the door open.

It wasn't a ghost, as he had imagined—it was a brown-haired girl.

A Gryffindor student Jon is quite familiar with: Hermione Granger.

Her hair looked fluffy and messy like a chicken coop, and her brown eyes were dull, red and swollen, with a thick layer of dark circles around them.

Obviously, she was the one who just cried.

"Jon?" Hermione looked up in some panic and looked at Jon.

"Next...... Good afternoon...... Hermione ......" Jon smiled awkwardly and raised his right hand in greeting.

I'm afraid no one wants anyone to see this, especially women.

Jon tried to exit the classroom, but thought about it, it would be even more embarrassing and rude.

He had no choice but to step forward and stammer, "What's wrong with you, you don't seem to be resting well?"

I thought Hermione would say a few perfunctory words, and he would be able to get out of here...... Clinker cried out to the other party, covering his eyes with his hands, but the tears couldn't stop flowing.

The scene grew even more awkward, and Jon felt the need to stop it...... Otherwise, what if someone passes by and misunderstands that they are chaotic and finally abandoned?

"Don't cry Hermione, if there's anything uncomfortable to say, let everyone ......"

Jon's words, just halfway through—

"Oh, what did I see?" a mischievous voice suddenly came from outside the door.

I'm really afraid of what...... Peeves actually appeared in the Charms classroom.

"Hart made Granger cry, Granger is crying!"

"Hart the Trickster......"

"Granger the Crybaby ......"

Peeves sang for fear that the world would not be chaotic.

Annoyed, Jon raised his wand and aimed it at a feather on the ground:

"Waddiwasi!"

The weak feathers shot into the sky like bullets, and flew straight into Peeves' nose......

Peeves let out a strange cry and fled in panic.

......

With Peeves leaving, the awkward atmosphere in the classroom gradually disintegrates.

Jon glanced at Hermione's desk, which was full of books on Magical Beast protection and magical beast regulations...... It looks like she's doing everything she can to protect the life of the Hippogriff's winged beast, Buckbeak.

"Thank you, Jon!" Hermione had wiped away her tears, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Nothing...... What the hell is going on?" Jon asked.

Of course, he knew why, because of the two things of Firebolt and Spotted, Ron Weasley fell out with her completely, sneering at her and even verbally violent all day long, and Harry Potter was ostensibly neutral, but in fact he was heavily biased towards Ron...... Otherwise, it wouldn't be that when all the Gryffindor students were celebrating wildly in the dormitory, she was hiding here alone, reading a book and crying.

Hermione wouldn't say anything like that, though, and she looked down and handed Jon a note.

The parchment was wet, and the ink was blurred by large teardrops, making it difficult to make out in some places.

"Dear Hermione,

We lost.

I was allowed to bring it back to Hogwarts,

The date of the execution is to be decided,

Buckbeak loves London,

I will not forget all the help you have given us......

Hagrid"

Jon's gaze glanced at the line "The date of the execution is to be decided".

"The Hippogriff that hurt Draco Malfoy?" he asked, tentatively.

"That idiot! he did it himself, Buckbeak was innocent!" Hermione said hatefully.

Then she gave a brief introduction to the truth about the lesson on protecting magical beasts.

"I think ......" After a brief moment of deliberation, Jon finally spoke, "I'll look up the relevant information if I have time, after all, there's still a chance to appeal, isn't it?"

"Of course, it's just a small help, you don't even have to tell Hagrid!" Jon added, "But whatever the final verdict is, even if it's a death sentence, I want you to tell me, Hermione, ......"

"Thank you, Jon!" Hermit gave him an angry look.

At the same time, she took out a tissue and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jon stole a glance at Hermione's chest.

If memory serves, the time turner should be hanging right on her chest.

Unfortunately, it was too cold, and she wore a lot of clothes, and Jon didn't see anything.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Jon quickly looked away.

Out of the corner of Hermione's eye, she saw the pendant that the house-elves had teamed up to give to Jon and that Jon had worn around his neck.

"Very beautiful jewelry!" she smiled for the first time.

"Thank you......"